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Dimensions with Alternate units Problem

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I have to ad dimensions to an architectural drawing in model space
The file is drawn in decimal units (1unit=1meter)
Now I have been asked to ad dimensions in feet and inches to the drawing in order to make it usable to UK
I know that the solution is to use alternate units with Architectural units format, but how mach is the multiplier that I have to use?
I have no experience in British metric system.
So I left the multiplier 25.4 as AutoCAD prompt.
Can anyone please inform me if is correct?
2.81 meters equals to 5'-11 1/4” ?
Thank you in advance

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Follow this link: http://joshmadison.com/software/convert/ and download the Convert program. It will convert any unit of measure to any other unit of measure. It's very handy. Should have used it this morning. Sheesh! Sorry about that.

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or you could use the inbuilt AutoCAD calculator with the conversion function built in (I think )

doh! had I not been watching the Simpsons I would have beaten lpseifert to it.

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